Post-Rolex 24 column: How @LandoNorris stole the show from Fernando Alonso at Daytona

“Guys, there are people at Daytona who aren’t called Fernando…” The tweet of Sportscar365 writer and friend Jake Kilshaw summed up the thoughts of many a sports car journalist who made their annual trip to Daytona International Speedway for this year’s Rolex 24. For all of the hype surrounding two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso’s sports car debut, his first step towards an anticipated Le Mans entry to further his bid for the ‘triple crown of motorsport’, there was still an endurance race taking place with more than 150 other drivers entered, many of whom perhaps didn’t deserve to be overshadowed by the star rookie. Yet there was no getting away from the fact Alonso was the headline name for this year’s race. Many F1 fans who wouldn’t ordinarily have watched Daytona tuned in, giving the race greater reach and heightened interest. Fans at Daytona flocked to th...